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ROF 1975 Fox CVR (W) Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Wheeled)
The Fox was introduced into Service in 1973, and this Fox was withdrawn from service in 1996.
It could reach speeds of up to 80mph+ but had a tendency to roll if cornering at speed,
sometimes with fatal results. It was built by the Royal Ordnance Factory (ROF), Leeds.
It is made from aluminium and mounts a 30 mm RARDEN gun. Also mounted in the turret
was a Co-Axial 7.62mm GPMG (General Purpose Machine Gun)
The box to the left of the gun containes the Gunners night sight for observing/targetting the enemy
during hours of darkness. There is also a night sight for the driver.
It also has 4 x grenade dischargers each side so that if necessary a smoke screen could be quickly produced. This would enable the vehicle to get out of an area under cover of smoke if its position was discovered.
Communications.
2 x Clansman Uk VRC-353's
Frequency Range 30-75.975 MHz
Range 30 km (20 miles)
Number of Cannels:
@ 50 KHz spacing : 920
@ 25 KHz spacing : 1840
Radio system: VHF FM simplex or VHF FM data
Full-Power output: 50w
Crew intercom via the Clansman control harness.
This particular vehicle saw service with a number of different units as follows:
Military Reg No. 09 FD 82
D.I.S 09.04.75
09.04.75 V.D. LUDGERHALL (ADPCON 16 APRIL 1975)
09.06.75 RAC CENTRE BOVINGTON
31.07.75 VD LUDGERSHALL
13.12.76 VSD N.I.
06.01.77 D SQN RY R (V)
20/8/84 CODE CHANGE FROM 7000 TON 8000
06.01.87 LUDGERSHALL
23.01.87 34 BASE WRKSHOP (PLANNED REPAIR)
28.09.87 LUDGERSHALL
24/11/87 1 QUEENS (REAR PARTY)
06/02/96 S/O
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